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Title: 'I certainly don't incite violence': Trump has no regrets over saying he wants to 'knock the crap' out of protesters - but will not take responsibility for the fighting
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... t-responsibility-violence.html
Published: Mar 12, 2016
Author: Alexandra Klausner For Dailymail.com and
Post Date: 2016-03-12 08:52:51 by cranky
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Views: 1463
Comments: 4
Donald Trump decided to cancel his rally in Chicago on Friday night after it took a violent turn when his supporters clashed with protesters -just a month after he told his fans he's pay their legal fees if they 'knocked out' the opposition. After the incident that left two police officers injured, Trump did not take any responsibility for the violence that took place. One of those officers is pictured bleeding from the head at the chaotic rally. 'I certainly don’t incite violence,' Trump told MSNBC on FRiday. 'If a protester is swinging a fist at a man or a group of men, and if they end up going back,' he added, 'I’m not looking to do him any favors.' A melee broke out as the decision to cancel the rally was announced, with police struggling to separate angry supporters and protesters. News footage showed police wearing body armor escorting groups of people out of the building. Police reportedly said there were no arrests and no injuries. A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department says the agency never recommended that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cancel his campaign rally in the city. On the street: A protester is grabbed by a Chicago Police Officer outside of the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cancelled a campaign rally Busy night: Police break up skirmishes between demonstrators and supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that broke out after it was announced a rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago would be postponed Bloody scene: News footage showed police wearing body armor escorting groups of people out of the building. Police reportedly said there were no arrests. Pictured here is an officer bleeding from the head Did not consult police: A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department says the agency never recommended that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cancel his campaign rally in the city CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Associated Press that the department never told the Trump campaign there was a security threat at the University of Illinois at Chicago venue. He said the department had sufficient manpower on the scene to handle any situation. Guglielmi says the university's police department also did not recommend that Trump call off the event. He says the decision was made 'independently' by the campaign. 'We are not rapists,' read one sign held by a protester inside the arena, referring to Trump's characterization last year of Mexicans rapists. Critics have accused Trump of fuelling the toxic atmosphere. On February 1, as protesters interrupted a rally in Iowa, he encouraged supporters to 'knock the crap out of them,' and pledged to pay their legal fees. When a protester disrupted Trump's speech in Las Vegas, the brash billionaire said he would like to 'punch him in the face.' Trump dismissed the notion that he was responsible for whipping up tensions. In a statement, Trump's campaign said he had determined that "for the safety of all of the tens of thousands of people that have gathered in and around the arena, tonight's rally will be postponed to another date." 'Please go in peace,' it added. Earlier that day: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves goodbye toward the balcony where protesters were causing a disturbance during a campaign rally on Friday, March 11, 2016, in St. Louis Spilling into the streets: Protesters and attendees at the trump rally fought in the streets after the rally was cancelled due to what Trump said was a safety concern Pundits said the chaos at the cancelled Trump rally was reminiscent of violent protests at the 1968 Democratic national convention, also in Chicago, held when the United States was torn apart by opposing views on the Vietnam War. The ugly scenes come just days before the states of Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri vote in the party primaries on March 15, with Trump looking to tighten his grip on the Republican nomination. The sudden security concerns mark a major test for Trump as he seeks to lock up the nomination and turn his attention to doing battle against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. After rattling the Republican establishment with his shock emergence as the man to beat, Trump has been working in recent days hard to look presidential and shake off the brash, belligerent image that has defined his campaign so far. But Trump's rallies are known for being rambunctious affairs, and that seeped over into violence on Wednesday night in North Carolina when a 78-year-old white man in a cowboy hat punched a black protester in the face. On the street: Trump supporters and protesters clash outside the UIC Pavilion after the cancelled rally for the Republican presidential candidate in Chicago John McGraw, who later said that next time 'we might have to kill him,' was charged with assault, battery and disorderly conduct for the sucker-punch. The incident drew a sharp rebuke from Clinton and Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, but Trump blamed protesters for stirring trouble and pointed the finger at media for giving disproportionate air time to the disruption. Asked on CNN, after calm was restored in Chicago, whether he regretted his comments about protesters, or bore some responsibility for whipping up tensions, he refuted the notion. 'No, I don't regret it at all,' he said. 'Overall I think we've been very mild with protesters.' Trump, who is scheduled to hold a rally Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio, has called on Republicans to amass behind him to propel him into the White House. On Friday he received a major boost, winning the endorsement of Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who quit the presidential race last week. The real estate mogul closed a debate Thursday in Florida with rivals Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Marco Rubio by calling for the party to unite behind him to win the November general election, and doubled down on the theme on Friday. 'The Republican Party should grab this, and we will have a victory like the Republican Party has never had before,' he said. Many in the party see next Tuesday's votes as the last best chance to derail the insurgent candidacy of the billionaire mogul, who has so far won 15 of 24 primary races.
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
Will the press? After all, they're the ones who are claiming that Trump hates Muslims and wants to kick all of them out of the country. That he supports the KKK. That he thinks all Mexicans are rapists and murderers. That he hates women. That he wants to break up hard-working Mexican families. That he wants to stop all immigration. That he steals land and homes from old people to build parking lots. This is what is being reported by the MSM as fact. So do you blame these people for protesting a Trump rally?
#3. To: misterwhite, tomder55, cranky, sneakypete (#1)
After all, they're the ones who are claiming that Trump hates Muslims and wants to kick all of them out of the country. That he supports the KKK. That he thinks all Mexicans are rapists and murderers. That he hates women. That he wants to break up hard-working Mexican families. That he wants to stop all immigration. That he steals land and homes from old people to build parking lots. This is what is being reported by the MSM as fact. ... Now you're just recycling your own rants from other threads. Copy/paste much? LF: Vote For Trump You Get Jumped After all, they're the ones who are claiming that Trump hates Muslims and wants to kick all of them out of the country. That he supports the KKK. That he thinks all Mexicans are rapists and murderers. That he hates women. That he wants to break up hard-working Mexican families. That he wants to stop all immigration. That he steals land and homes from old people to build parking lots. This is what is being reported by the MSM as fact. ...
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